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Miscellanea. 



" By reason of my ha ving been pleased with you, you should 

 take my name and become master of the world, and be 

 called by the name Bhut^la Pandya : I have by the order 

 of Qiva given you all the dominions that were ruled by 

 Chandrangada who had defeated you." Instantly the said 

 Bhutaraja (king of demons) entered the town of Ujjayini 

 and having subdued the eight demigods such as Bhairava. 

 &c. gave Bhut^la Pandya a pratinidhi Siinh^sanam^a^) 

 throne which had been given there by Devendra to the said 

 Yikramarka, and entered the town of Jayantika accompanied 

 by BhutaJa Pandyaraya. 



While one Siddhaviraprasiddharaya was ruling there 

 on a royal throne, the said Kundodara destroyed him 

 by using various annoyance towards him. As this Sid- 

 dhaviraprasiddharaya left no issue, the whole subjects of 

 the state and retinues thereof met together ; and a flower 

 garland having been placed on the trunk of an elephant, a 

 procession was carried on, when the said elephant put the 

 flower-garland on the neck of the said boy Jayapandya, and, 

 having made him sit on the throne given by Devendra, 

 placed him with the throne amongst the assembly of the 

 palace at the above mentioned Lagnam (propitious time) 

 and prostrated himself. Then the whole subjects and retinues 

 performed the pattabhisheka ceremony for the prince and 

 crowned him king. They also caused rewards in cloths and 

 other gifts to be made and having caused complimentary 

 presents to be made on account of the coronation returned 

 to their respective houses. 



Thereupon the said king reigned for six years, during the 

 lapse of which the Makkala Santana (rule of inheritance 

 in the line of sons) was set aside, and that of Aliyasan- 

 tana (inheritance in the line of nephews) was substituted 

 for the following reasons. On the sixth year Chitrabhanu 

 the ships of Devapandya sailed towards an island which was 

 covered with snow and darkness, and there stuck to a miry 

 bank. Then the provisions and water stored in those ships 

 having been expended, Narayanapandya, the Captain of the 

 said ships belonging to Devap&ndya, as well as the other 

 seamen, were grieving for the same, when the said Kun- 

 dodara having become visible said, " O Narayana Pandya, 

 hear thou, do not thou fear; there is a mountain 

 to the west of this where there are hasurucilegalu 



(o) Throne similar (<o that of Devendra.) 



